Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
The City Financial Statement appears in
this issue.
The Valley Foundry went into blast the
first Of the month.
Finest invoice of Spring Goods in the VAL
ley at Reese & Bros.
Sim. Buchanan now makes photo, for s.
dozen, that just takes the confectionery.
Something new. Call and examine.
The railroad, furnance and Ore & Steel
Company all paid off last week-the two
former on Tuesday and the latter on Satur-
day.
The W. G. T. U. will meet at the NJ. E
Church, north, Friday, March 18th, at $40
p. NJ. The ladies interested are requested to
be present.
The Company has built a foot-bridge
across Knob Creek, back of the Foundry, for
the benefit of its employees who reside in
s'Smokey Row."
The balmy days of last week and the week
before were followed by severe frost Fri
day night,sleet on Saturday, rain Sunday and
q snow Sunday night.
D. F. Reese went to the City Tuesday
morning to lay in stock of Spring Goods
Look for bargains on his return. Advertise
ment will appear next week.
Sheriff Whltworth made trip to Fulton
last week for the purpose of taking Frank
Arnett, of near Annapolis recently adjudged
insane by the County Court, to the asylum.
Collector w. A. Fletcher completed his
settlement with the County Court last week
and has since been installed in the County
clerks Office. S. E. Buford entered on his
duties as Collector last week.
A number of Vallegians attended the ball
at Bismarck last Thursday evening. Through
the intercessions of Mr.. viii Gregory a
special train was provided to convey the
party to and from that place.
Judge Emerson is building another cottage
Just west of his other tenement houses on
Kidd Avenue. II these additions keep being
made we will expect soon to hear of Emer-
sonvile, a suburb of Ironton, etc.
The County Court has reduced the levy for
county purposes from 40 to 20 cents on the
one hundred dollars. The legitimate out
come of high license and a judicions county
courty, when assisted by an A No. Collec-
tor.
Rev. d. A. Wilson announced Sunday
morning that the wedding of Mr.. NJ. A.
Goughner, of Livingston, Montana, to Miss
Jennie CRANE, of Pilot Knob. would take
place in the Presbyterian church this (Wed-
nesday) morning at 1880 O'Clock.
Judge Pike, the attorney who bid in the
Hotel property for the company last week,
we learn has purchased the Prince residence
in Arcadia and intends making the same his
summer home. Some two or more transfers
of real estate IN that neighborhood to st.
Louis parties are about to be made. Verify,
Arcadia boometh.
Messrs. James C. Simpson and VIM. G.
Dilts will leave Friday for New York City,
from whence, on Tuesday Goth, they embark
on an ocean steamer for Scotland. They
will return to America about May 1st and
enter on their duties with the st. Louis Con-
solidated Coal Company.
DR.. W. C. Patton requests us to inform
the public that he has removed his office
from the Academy of Music to his residence,
south of and just across the street from the
M. e. Church. His headquarters will be at
Crisp's Drug Store and all orders left there
will promptly reach him.
W, G. Fairchild has concluded to remain
in business in Ironton and has just received
a new and complete stock Of Fresh Grocer
les, staple and fancy, and desires all his old
patrons and the public generally to call and
see him. All goods strictly frst-class and
are offered at lowest prices.
The spring time has rather went back on
ms but the photos can be secured at jack
sons all the same. Mr.. j. wants the public
to distinctly understand that he has no work
on exhibition at the gallery or anywhere else
except that which he has done solely him.
self with his own instruments and materials.
The best place in town to get good hair
cut or clean shave is at Giovanoui Il Grand
homme's barber shop, opposite the court
bouse. presided over by that efficient knight
of the razor, Henry Lang. Shampooing,
aveins. etc, done in city style. He solicits
your patronage and will guarantee to give
satisfaction.
There has been multiplicity of wrecks on
the railroad during the past week, and, IN
consequence, a number of trains have been
way behind their schedule time. One day
last week there were as many as three
smasbups. The cause of the accidents can,
no doubt, be traced to the unavoidable con-
dition of the track, consequent upon the late
thaw and rains.
We have learned nothing definite OF the in
tentions of the railroad company in regard
70 the Arcadia House property, or how great
mr. extended are the Improvements calculate
ed. Various rumors are afoat. One that
a large force of mechanics will be here to get
the property in shape to open June LIST. An
other that the trains will commence taking
meals there at once. As above stated, while
we can trace these reports to no authentic
eonrce, we have reason to believe that they
GRO NOT without foundation. The negotia-
lions pending between prominent railroad
officials and Arcadia householders are by no
means bad omens, and go far toward con-
6rming these statements.